Filter for Removing DC Signal and High Frequency Noise and Method Thereof for Touch Sensor

a technology of dc signal and high frequency noise, applied in the field of filters for touch sensors, can solve problems such as troublesome detection of changes in electrical charges, and disrupt the measurement accuracy of charge amounts at capacitive charge keys

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-01-05
HIMAX TECH LTD
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[0009]The present invention provides a filtering system, adapted to remove a direct current (DC) component and a high frequency noise component of a touch-sensed signal, comprising: an analog to digital converter for transforming the touch-sensed signal into a discrete-time input signal; a direct current removing unit for removing direct current components of the discrete-time input signal to obtain a differentiated signal; a de-noise unit for removing noise components of the differentiated signal to obtain a de-noise signal; and a reconstructive unit for processing the de-noise signal to obtain an output signal

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Although touch sensitive capacitive sensors have been successfully applied in many devices, some devices, during certain circumstances, may have difficulty in detecting changes in electrical charges for sensing an anatomical part of a body.
For example, noise, which may be present in a device, can disrupt the measuring accuracy for charge amounts at a capacitive charge key.

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[0020]The following description is of the best-contemplated mode of carrying out the invention. This description is made for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention and should not be taken in a limiting sense. The scope of the invention is best determined by reference to the appended claims.

[0021]FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a filtering system of the invention. The filtering system 100 includes an analog to digital converter 110, and a digital signal processing unit 120 having a direct current removing unit 122, a de-noise unit 124 and a reconstructive unit 126. The digital signal processing unit 120 may be a digital signal processor, but is not limited thereto.

[0022]FIG. 2 is a discrete-time waveform graph illustrating a digital input waveform and a digital output waveform of the filtering system of the invention. Refer to FIG. 1, a signal from a touch panel is an analog signal sensed by a touch sensor and is called a touch-sensed signal. The to...

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A filtering system, adapted to remove a direct current (DC) component and a high frequency noise component of a touch-sensed signal is provided. The filtering system includes: an analog to digital converter for transforming the touch-sensed signal into a discrete-time input signal; a direct current removing unit for removing direct current components of the discrete-time input signal to obtain a differentiated signal; a de-noise unit for removing noise components of the differentiated signal to obtain a de-noise signal; and a reconstructive unit for processing the de-noise signal to obtain an output signal.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a filter for a touch sensor and in particular relates to a filter for removing DC signal and high frequency noise and method thereof for a touch sensor.DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART[0002]Touch sensitive control devices are now prevalent in many electronic devices such as mobile phones, MP3 players and personal digital assistants etc. Touch sensitive control devices can be disposed in front of a display screen such as an LCD display screen, so that a user can select a particular function by touching the screen at a position at which a particular menu option has been displayed.[0003]There are various forms of touch sensitive control devices which use capacitive sensors to sense the presence of an anatomical part of a body such as a finger. Although touch sensitive capacitive sensors have been successfully applied in many devices, some devices, during certain circumstances, may have difficulty in detecting changes in electri...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F3/041
CPCG06F3/044G06F3/0418G06F3/04182
InventorCHANG, YAW-GUANG
OwnerHIMAX TECH LTD